Culinary Local 226 said Tuesday it reached tentative contract agreements at two Strip hotel properties.

The hospitality workers union announced the agreements with Vdara, a 1,395-room hotel next to Aria hotel-casino, and The Signature, with its 730 rooms neighboring MGM Grand. The union said the agreements would cover more than 1,000 workers.

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The union said it achieved a “historic” contract for its workers, including a 10 percent wage increase in the first year of the contract, retroactive to June 1, with a 32 percent increase over the total life of the contract. The average worker earns about $26 an hour, including benefits. That figure is expected to reach $35 by the end of the five years.

Other contract language covered guaranteed lower workloads, technology protections and career support.

Culinary is still negotiating a contract agreement for about 700 workers at Virgin Las Vegas, an off-Strip hotel-casino.